Skylar backs out of Steve's arms going over to Max while Dustin goes over to Steve. "Did you tell her?" He whispers making Steve back hand him. "It's not the time. We have Max to worry about." Steve watches Max and Sky talk to each other. "I'm scared about my sister... Hearing what Max told her in the car." Dustin looks up at Steve. "I know and she said she knows he will get her at some point. But right now she said we have to focus on Max." Steve looks down at him. "You know... Not knowing when he tries to come for Skylar is a perfect reason why you should tell her. I like her and Eddie together but as friends because I prefer you." Dustin goes to sit down on the couch to get some sleep.
"Why were you crying?" Max asks Skylar as she sits on the floor in front of her. "Why do you think?" Skylar wipes her tears away. "What if there's no way? We don't have the slightest clue how to help me." Max says making Skylar tear up more. "Nancy and Robin are gonna go see Victor Creel tomorrow to find out how he's alive still. We're gonna help and save you." Skylar places her hand on Max's knee squeezing it. Skylar ends up falling asleep leaning against the wall at some point. "Steve, she looks uncomfortable." Max calls him over since he was the only one awake down in the basement. Steve walks over and carefully picks Skylar up taking her over to one of the empty seats setting her down. He finds a blank placing it over her making sure she was all comfortable before going to his seat to get some rest.
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I wake up in one of the chairs covered up and I look over at the guys looking at the articles we saw yesterday. "Far as we know, Eleven didn't create the Upside Down. She opened a gate to it. The Upside Down has probably been around for thousands of years. Millions. I wouldn't be surprised if it predated the dinosaurs." Dustin tells Steve. "Dinosaurs? What are we-," Lucas cuts in. "But of a gate didn't exist in the 50s, how did Vecna get through?" Lucas makes a point. "How's he getting through now?" Steve points. "And why now?" Lucas adds. "And why then? Just pops out in the 50s, kills one family, and he's like, I'm good. And poof, he just disappears. Just...gone? Only to return 30 years later and start killing random teens? No, I don't buy it. Straightforward, my ass. You know what honestly, Henderson, a little humility now and then, it wouldn't hurt you."
"Here's a random ass thought I have from sleeping...What if Vecna was someone like El? Someone who had powers too? I mean the papers never said Victor's son died the same way as the rest, just died in the hospital. Why didn't his bones snap?" I speak up making them look at me like I was crazy. "I prefer Vecna popping out in the 50s and then disappears." Steve says making me roll my eyes. "I said it was random. But at the same time it could make sense. El had brothersandsisters with powers. Who knows when they started with the kids... Just forget it." I shut up.
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"Any idea what she's writing?" Dustin looks over at Max making us all look at her. "Did she sleep?" He asks. "Would you?" I look at him as Nancy and Robin comes down filling us in on how they are gonna talk to Victor. "Wait, wait, wait a second. Where's mine and Sky's?" Steve asks about the fake identities. Nancy makes a face, "Yeah... You two are staying with the kids." She gets up leaving making him follow so Robin and I follow too. "Nancy, you're outta your mind if you think I'm babysitting again." Steve tells her as I enter the room. "First, they're not babies anymore." She tells him. "And Max is in danger. She need us with her." I sit on her bed making her agree. "I know. But why us? Me?" He crosses his arms as Robin coming in going through things.
